Research on Innovative Learning Environments: It’s time for our “Heschong Mahone” moment

Check out my latest DLR Group Insight! In 1999, the oft-cited Heschong Mahone study revealing the importance of daylighting was...

Successful Shifts to Innovative Learning Spaces

Check out my latest DLR Group Insight! As I've reached the halfway point of my Fulbright scholarship, I took an opportunity to revisit...

Nice Space. Aligned Pedagogy. Bad Acoustics.

I want to start by saying that yes, open spaces can be effective if the pedagogy aligns. Schools that have great success realize they are...

The Classroom Isn't Dead: A Case for Space Variety

Check out my latest Insight for DLR Group! I’ve been in Australia for more than four months now, and am excited to share this latest...

Life in a Vietnamese School

Through the wonders of the internet (specifically, The Listserv), I met a new friend who happens to be a teacher at a school in Hanoi....

Ruyton Girls School - An Architect's Dream Tour

When I help plan a school, each choice has a purpose. The size and shape of a room afford for certain activities, the technology in place...

Sydney Centre for Innovative Learning @ Northern Beaches Christian School

In addition to my research goals, I came to Australia to visit as many schools as possible and I picked a great one for my first...

Culture + Space: A Podcast and K-12 Workplace Mashup

I admit that this was published a few weeks ago but I have been too chicken to listen to it! (who loves listening to their own voice,...

Steelcase University: Research, Professional Development, and the Power of Furniture

Last week I had the pleasure to be hosted at "Steelcase University" in Grand Rapids, Michigan for a day of learning with their...

Kids, Gardens, Munich

I'm on vacation right now; our first stop was through Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. I'll get to bragging about the beer and revelry...

About Me

My name is Raechel (with an "e"). I help design schools for a living and travel whenever I can. This year I am combining my two favorite things in Melbourne, Australia as a Post-Graduate Fulbright Scholar. This site will chronicle all the research and happenings while I am here, sharing the exciting things happening in schools, great food that I eat, fluffy animals I encounter, travel adventures, and any other things that just make me happy.

Feel free to contact me at: schoolsandtravel@gmail.com

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Oh The Places I Go...

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